Boulder County Coroner has not yet determined how 6-year-old girl died

Longmont Times-Call Staff

Posted:
03/19/2013 04:42:40 PM MDT

Updated:
03/20/2013 08:11:52 AM MDT

This undated photo of 6-year-old Lluvia Espinoza Morales was included in the memorial outside her family s apartment.
(Matthew Jonas)

LONGMONT — A month after 6-year-old Lluvia Espinoza-Morales died after displaying “flu-like” symptoms, the Boulder County Coroner has yet to rule on the cause and manner of her death.

The girl's family took her to Longmont United Hospital for treatment on Feb. 18, but she was declared dead. Because of her symptoms, police used hazardous materials protocols to investigate the child's home at 706 Darby Court to protect investigators in case the child suffered from a potentially fatal virus.

County health officials quickly determined that there was no public health threat, but it was not determined what caused the little girl to die.

Boulder County Coroner Emma Hall said she does not expect the final results of the girl's autopsy for another few weeks.